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Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008)

Bigger, Stronger, Faster* poster
Original title
Bigger Stronger Faster*
Directed by
Chris Bell
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 135 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at the use of steroids in sports and bodybuilding in the United States. It focuses on the director's own brothers who used steroids and questions how winning at any cost fits with the American Dream.

eye-openingthoughtfulpersonalsoberinginquisitivebalancedreflectiveunflinching

What happens

Bigger, Stronger, Faster* is a 2008 documentary film directed by Chris Bell about the use of anabolic steroids as performance-enhancing drugs in the United States and how this practice relates to the American Dream. The film had its world premiere on January 19, 2008 at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The film was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2008, and opened in limited release in the United States on May 30, 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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